Flower's Political review and monthly register. (monthly miscellany) [afterw.] The Political review and monthly mirror of the times, Volume 5Benjamin Flower 1809 |
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... sent in pursuit of the British , the Duke's army had attack- ed , and defeated the enemy with great loss , and regained the capital ! The falsehood of all these Spanish accounts were apparent on the very first perusal , to every person ...
... sent in pursuit of the British , the Duke's army had attack- ed , and defeated the enemy with great loss , and regained the capital ! The falsehood of all these Spanish accounts were apparent on the very first perusal , to every person ...
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... sent them , not to " suffer the noble risk of soldiers , and in a practicable cause , but " to endure insufferable , ignoble , and useless misery , in a march " to the very centre of Spain , when they who sent them , knew " that ...
... sent them , not to " suffer the noble risk of soldiers , and in a practicable cause , but " to endure insufferable , ignoble , and useless misery , in a march " to the very centre of Spain , when they who sent them , knew " that ...
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... sent it back for revision , as it " altogether omitted " noticing the principal points they were ex- pressly required to take into consideration - The Armistice and the Convention . The court re - assembled , and by their amended re ...
... sent it back for revision , as it " altogether omitted " noticing the principal points they were ex- pressly required to take into consideration - The Armistice and the Convention . The court re - assembled , and by their amended re ...
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... sent in the present state of the inquiry , may be a matter of doubt . His royal highness expresses his " confident hope that the House of " Commons will not upon such evidence as they have heard , adopt " any proceeding prejudicial to ...
... sent in the present state of the inquiry , may be a matter of doubt . His royal highness expresses his " confident hope that the House of " Commons will not upon such evidence as they have heard , adopt " any proceeding prejudicial to ...
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... sent ! " Superficial as our knowledge must be of the various duties of the important office of Commander in Chief , there are some which are sufficiently obvious . Mr. PERCEVAL informs us- " There were 4000 promotions annually , or ...
... sent ! " Superficial as our knowledge must be of the various duties of the important office of Commander in Chief , there are some which are sufficiently obvious . Mr. PERCEVAL informs us- " There were 4000 promotions annually , or ...
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Page 470 - That no person who has an office or place of profit under the King, or receives a pension from the crown, shall be capable of serving as a member of the house of commons.
Page 75 - WP VAN NESS. NATHANIEL PENDLETON, Esq. In the evening of the same day I received from him the following answer : No. XI June 26, 1804. SIR, I have communicated the letter which you did me the honour to write to me of this date, to General Hamilton.
Page 7 - Instead of a pledge, therefore, of a suspension of the embargo as to her in case of such a repeal, it was presumed that a sufficient inducement might be found in other considerations, and particularly in the change produced by a compliance with our just demands by one belligerent and a refusal by the other in the relations between the other and the United States.
Page 325 - ... to promote by authorized means- improvements friendly to agriculture, to manufactures, and to external, as well as internal commerce; to favor in like manner the advancement of science and the diffusion of information as the best aliment to true liberty...
Page 11 - Shall it lie unproductive in the public vaults? Shall the revenue be reduced? or shall it not rather be appropriated to the improvements of roads, canals, rivers, education and other great foundations of prosperity and union under the powers which congress may already possess, or such amendment of the constitution as may be approved by the states?
Page 324 - ... to hold the union of the States as the basis of their peace and happiness; to support the Constitution, which is the cement of the Union, as well in its limitations as in its authorities; to respect the rights and authorities reserved to the States and to the people as equally incorporated with and essential to the success of the general system...
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Page 325 - ... neighbors from the degradation and wretchedness of savage life, to a participation of the improvements of which the human mind and manners are susceptible in a civilized state : as far as sentiments and intentions such as these can aid the fulfilment of my duty they will be a resource which cannot fail me.
Page 37 - Resolved, That it is expedient to prohibit by law the admission into the ports of the United States of all public or private armed or unarmed ships or vessels belonging to Great Britain or France, or to any other of the belligerent powers having in force orders or decrees violating the lawful commerce and neutral rights of the United States...
Page 72 - I am not willing to wait his orders to acknowledge the receipt of the letter which your excellency did me the honour to write to me on the...